Habit Rouge - Wow!

I took the plunge today and bought Habit Rouge. WOW. This is some mighty fine, classy stuff. I was immediately impressed by it. Not since Royal Briar by Carroll & Co. did I know within *seconds* of whiffing that this juice was for me!

Are there any other fans of it on here?

The part that was weird is the place I was at was selling a 1.7 Ounce EDT for $39.99 and the 3.4 Ounce EDT for $49.99. The boxes were different.

Did they Guerlain reformulate this recently or did they just change the packaging?

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Is it the long rectangular bottle or the square one? I had the rectangular one which is the older one and I could not stand it. The pungent citrus accord just grew louder and louder until my skin screamed, "Uncle!!!!" Usually, new bottle means reformulation but I can not say for sure in this case.

"I exist for myself, and for those to whom my unquenchable thirst for freedom gives everything, but also for everyone, since insofar as I am able to love - I love everyone. Of noble hearts, I am the noblest - and the most generous of those that yearn to give love in return. - I am a human being, I love death and I love life."

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The EDC is one of my all time faves. Not too light, not too heavy, with that distinctive long lasting orange-lemon accord with light hints of leather (discernable after several hours). Its like Gendarme for the kings.

Last edited by zztopp; 30th May 2008 at 11:29 PM.
Reason: changed from EDT to EDCj

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It is far to powdery for me. I am overwhelmed by that baby powder note and it ruins the whole scent for me. I would wear it if there were no top notes and it dried down immediately after application but I could never buy a bottle. It just really doesn't sit well with me...

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This is one of those that I appreciate the art behind it, but it just doesn't work on me.

It's the only fragrance that caused me to have a sneezing reaction.

The scent grows richer, he knows he must be nearHe finds a long passageway lit by chandelierEach step he takes, the perfumes change From familiar fragrance to flavours strangeA magnificent chamber meets his eye

( I'm sure it will put some well known noses to shame, the man's knowledge is truly amazing! )

For now the edc vs edp vs edt is too much like an algebra problem.

*sigh*

So let me confine myself to saying only this:

Bottom line, The Red Jacket rocks!!

It was my SOTD.

I honestly don't even know why I reached for it! Was it was cooler this afternoon? Did I need an "elegant high? " Was I invoking Divine Intervention? Or fantasies of stifling a yawn in front of a firing squad?

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I wrote a bit about Guerlain's new packaging here. The new packaging has not meant any reformulations.

If your box says copyright 2000, it must be the next-newest packaging (with the dark-grey square with the 'double G' logo on the front's top part). Edouard Fl&#233;chier is said to have modified the formulation slightly around 2000, but done so well that it's practically unnoticeable.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Guerlain

If your box says copyright 2000, it must be the next-newest packaging (with the dark-grey square with the 'double G' logo on the front's top part). Edouard Fl&#233;chier is said to have modified the formulation slightly around 2000, but done so well that it's practically unnoticeable.

Bingo! You know your stuff for sure.

The smaller box I could not see that well, I think it was even more red with a ....well, I didn't see it that well so I won't say for sure. It was her "tester" so I'd say that one may have been even older. Interestingly enough, I noticed a very very slight difference between what I had on me from the tester and the new box I had at home and tried.

Maybe the tester had grown a bit old. It was the same strength, just something was a little different.

Or I'm insane.

Incidentally, I am a huge fan of powdery scents and now a big fan of Habit Rouge; however, I don't get any powder in it.

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So was I! Believe me I am terrified of blind buys (about to list some colognes for sale on here soon in fact as a result of some).

Luckily I found a little cologne/perfume store on an "island" in the mall. I was walking past and saw a bottle of Boss Sport (which I ended up not liking) and on a whim asked if they had Habit Rouge and if I could test it.

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Sounds like it might be a bit much for me. The LT description of it as "sweet dust" does make it sound like something special, though. How about the Legere version of this frag? I've seen it selling for quite a bit less. Is it for those who can't take the strength of the original?
Thanks.

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Nope! The Legere is not dusty, but louder and more citrusy. The dust is what makes Habit Rouge so fantastic.

Originally Posted by Bigsly

Sounds like it might be a bit much for me. The LT description of it as "sweet dust" does make it sound like something special, though. How about the Legere version of this frag? I've seen it selling for quite a bit less. Is it for those who can't take the strength of the original?
Thanks.

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I wear this occasionally and really like it but wow--it is a powerhouse. Not in strength/sillage necessarily, but in the image it projects. I was recently chatting with a man at the bar of a classic old gentleman's club--he was middle aged, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and he smelled in equal parts of Habit Rouge, single malt Scotch and...... power. The combination really was formidable and compelling. I must remember to drink Lagavullan next time I wear Habit Rouge and hope for the best.

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Nice post Oviatt.

Someone here asked what s the diference and if this diference is big between the EDT and the EDC.

I wanna ask the same thing, since HR EDT was, along with Declaration (two classics i guess^^) the first two bottles of my wardrobe. It never stoped from that day, so of course i have a special "relationship" with HR and love it. I sometimes get tired of some frags that slowly start to seem boring to my nose. However, it will never happen with HR, it s just a unique fragrance.

Knowing this, should i really try the EDC `? Big diference ? What about sillage and longevity (which i both find amazing in the EDT) , because longevity and sillage are 2 very important things for me.

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I think the edc is a fickle scent. Sometimes it seems to last on me as long as the edt, sometimes it doesn't. I don't give such a wishy washy answer because I want to make the scent more glorious, holding out the chance that it might have longevity and all that, but because it is fickle and I really can't say what longevity it has on me. I know when a scent has no longevity on me, so I would know if HR edc had none.

They're both great, the edt and the edc. I fell first in love with the edc and it's got a good spell on me as I consider it the best the name has to offer in regard to scent trippy experience. It's autumnal powder and soft leather are not quite repeated in the edt so the aura of the edt isn't quite the same--still worthy of the name and still great though.

The edc is HR purity, but at the cost of some duration and sillage over time. Edt lasts all day on me.

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I have never been without the edt, and am now quite addicted to the edp. I am even beginning to appreciate the 'legere' in these cool but humid June days. Whatever else I buy I still get through more HR than anything else. Even after quite lengthy obsessions with others I still return!